Yemaya
Kele * Track #6 On Fatherland
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Album Fatherland
Yemaya by Kele
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“Yemaya” is the first single from Bloc Party frontman Kele’s third studio album, Fatherland. The song is one of his most stripped-back, consisting of just vocals, strings and an acoustic guitar arpeggio. When premiering the song on BBC Radio 6, Steve Lamacq told the audience:
As I understand, it’s...
Yemaya Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In a dream, I hear her laughter
Like waves upon the shore
It pulls me further out than I should go
Underneath the asphalt stirring
Bloodstream of the earth
Break your holy waters over us
[Chorus]
Oh Yemaya, I'm clear
Oh Yemaya, I'm listening
Oh Yemaya, I'm clear
Oh Yemaya, I'm listening
[Verse 2]
It starts first at the centre flowing
It knows just where to go
Like the newborn swimming in a stream
Through the rusted pipelines sprawling
Sunken concrete ruin
Where the delta meets the ocean floor
[Chorus]
Oh Yemaya, I'm clear
Oh Yemaya, I'm listening to you
Oh Yemaya, I'm clear
Oh Yemaya, I'm listening to you, ooh